Salisbury Cathedral
is one of the most iconic buildings in English
history and now, aside from being a functioning Cathedral,
houses some of
England's
most important artefacts and documents.

Built in the Early English Gothic style,
Salisbury Cathedral
houses one of the four surviving copies of the Magna Carta
- which King John signed in 1218 conceding political powers
to the rebelious Barons.

Salisbury Cathedral
houses
Europe's
oldest clock which was built
in 1386. Oddly, the clock does not have a face as the ordinary
people of the time would not be able to read a clock face.
It does, however, strike every hour so people could know
when it was time to start work, attend church and generally
go about their daily business.

Key facts

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